10550 Ray Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 904-547-8300 - Main Office
Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:45pm
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Happy Friday!
During the last month we have experienced numerous damages to the boys' restrooms. In the last week, we have had plumbers at school 4 times to snake lines because students are flushing vapes and other contraband. We are doing our best to keep restrooms open; however, some vandalism is beyond our scope of repairs.
Any current 9th grader who wants to apply to join a Career Academy/Program of Choice for 2022-23 must submit an application BEFORE February 10th at 5 pm.
Students who are current 9th graders are eligible to apply to a Career Academy or Program of Choice for the 2022-23 school year. Each High School offers different Academy Programs, and students are eligible to apply to any programs. To learn more about all the Career Academies and Programs of Choice in St. Johns County, view their website: https://cte.stjohns.k12.fl.us/
Miss Nease Informational Meeting
Attention Junior Ladies, an information meeting will be held during EXCEL B on February 16th in Mr. Hunsinger’s room I-206 (Theatre room – in the PAC) Miss Nease Scholarship Pageant is a unique program that combines an opportunity to win college scholarships while showcasing intelligent and talented junior students at Nease. All junior ladies are invited to learn more about the Miss Nease Scholarship program.
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FCTC career programs include Automotive & Diesel Service, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Horticulture, Early Childhood Education, Welding, Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC), Medical Assisting, and Dental Assisting.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a bracelet and message from Nease’s student newpaper The Vertical Bracelet can be ordered here: https://forms.gle/XGmAqZ5h6Tok3P6Y9 After filling out the form, click the link to SchoolPay to pay for your Bracelet.
Bracelets will be delivered on Valentine’s day during 1st, 3rd, or 7th period.
Attention 10th and 11th graders:
Nease NJROTC open application season is now open. We are looking for motivated young men and women to join the prestigious Nease NJROTC Unit. You will have an opportunity to join the following teams.
- Drill Team (#1 in Area 12, #3 in the Nation)
- Drone Team
- Cyber Security Team
- Air Rifle Team (Travel to Alabama, Georgia, and Arizona, to compete in air rifle matches)
- Orienteering Team (Traveled to Los Angeles, CA in 2019 and San Jose, CA in 2022)
- Brain Brawl Team
If you are interested in joining Nease NJROTC please contact your guidance counselor. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to stop by NJROTC and talk to Gunny Hanson or Master Chief Spears.
NHS ASVAB Test – Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) will be administered on Thursday, March 3rd in the PAC at 9:20 AM. There is no charge to take this test.
You must register to take the ASVAB Test through SignUpGenius, as there will be no other area to sign-up. Deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, November 3rd.
New this year for ALL JUNIORS! The State of Florida is paying for every junior to take the ACT or SAT during the school day. Districts were given a choice, so St Johns County has decided to administer the ACT to all juniors on Tuesday, March 1st. This ACT administration will provide a reportable score for colleges. In order to meet the ACT Testing requirements, we will utilize most classroom, so all other students may have a digital learning day.
Excused Absences & Early Dismissal Procedures
- Please utilize the online submission link to submit an excused absent note.
- Early dismissals are a breeze, if you submit the request by 10am day of early check-out.
- Remember the last check-out is at 2:50pm on M,T,Th,F and 1:50pm on Wednesdays.
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Attendance webpage with links - https://www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/parents/attendance/
Visitor/Parent/Volunteer Information
Nease High School is a closed campus for the safety and security of students and staff. ALL parents, visitors, and volunteers MUST be registered in School Access. To register, click here and complete School Access forms online. Visitors to our campus are required to sign-in to School Access on the computers in the Front Office and show your I.D. The three forms of acceptable ID’s are a Drivers License, a State I.D. and a Passport. Clearance in School Access lasts for 3 years. If you are unsure if your School Access is current, please call the Front Office, 9045478300.
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Graduation will be Wednesday, June 1st at 7pm at UNF. The ceremony will be live streamed.
MANDATORY graduation rehearsal is Wednesday, June 1st at 10am at UNF.
Attention seniors taking a virtual course: Coursework and final exam must be completed by Sunday, May 1st to give virtual teacher time to post grade and send to Nease for us to enter on transcript. This deadline is extremely important and will NOT be extended!
705 Seniors have ordered their Caps & Gowns. If you have not, you CANNOT participate in graduation.
115 Seniors have NOT paid their senior dues. Your $65 dues MUST be paid to participate in Prom, Senior activities (including GradBash), and Graduation!
Senior Dues covers your graduation expenses (such as arena rental, arena security, parking, flowers, diplomas, GPA honor cords, and printing of tickets and programs), a Senior t-shirt, as well as Seniors-only activities.
GradBash is sold out! For seniors who have paid the deposit, the second payment link will be sent to the email address used for your deposit before Tuesday 2/1/22. The second payment is $70. This payment is based on the estimate of the bus cost and is meant to cover the entire cost of the trip. If fuel prices change significantly, we may require a 3rd payment. Students who are attending GradBash, you will be allowed to select which bus you are riding, so you can be with your friends.
Class of 2022 Schoology Group
Our senior class has 777 members, yet only 351 Seniors have joined our Senior Schoology group. This group is where we publish information about upcoming events, graduation, senior week, GradBash, t-shirts, and more. If you want a voice in your senior year, you MUST join! If you are Dual Enrollment, this is a GREAT way to stay connected! To Join, Seniors should navigate to Groups in their Schoology account and join the group using this code: NFBJ-8Q36-T5TM7
Class of 2022 Remind
Seniors and their parents can join the Class of 2022 Remind to stay up to date on senior class information. Please note that everyone joins through the join information below, but because of Remind limitations we may move you into a different section. When this happens you will get two notifications from Remind – 1 that you have been added to a new section and 2 a notification that you have been removed from the initial section. You do not need to rejoin! All sections get the same information! Please do not rejoin as that fills up the queue and prevents announcements from being delivered.
If you would also like to be updated on Senior Class information by using Remind you can join the class of 2022 Remind by texting @bgkde7c to the number 81010
Contact your Senior Sponsors with questions:
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What is happening at Nease this week? |
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Monday, February 7th - Teacher In-service Day! No school for students!
Tuesday, February 8th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6 & 7
- 5pm-7:30pm: IB Student Panel for interested 8th grade students (virtual event)
- HOME: 3:45pm Boys and Girls Tennis vs St Augustine
- HOME: 6pm Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs Tocoi
- HOME: 7pm Boys Varsity Basketball Districts vs First Coast
Wednesday, February 9th - GREEN Day w/o 7th period - periods 1, 3 & 5
- HOME: 3pm Boys and Girls Tennis Team Photos / Senior Banner Photos
- HOME: 3:45pm Boys and Girls Tennis vs Spruce Creek
- HOME: 4pm Boys Weightlifting vs Tocoi
- HOME: 6pm Boys Wrestling vs Ponte Vedra
- AWAY: Girls Wrestling Districts @ Matanzas – TBD
- AWAY: Boys Varsity Basketball Districts @ Atlantic Coast - TBD
Thursday, February 10th - GOLD Day - periods 2, 4, 6, 7
- HOME: 6pm Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs Bishop Moore
- AWAY: Girls Varsity Basketball Regionals - TBD
Friday, February 11th - GREEN Day - periods 1, 3, 5, 7
- AWAY: Boys Varsity Basketball Districts @ Atlantic Coast – TBD
- AWAY: Competition Cheer @ Disney for Nationals
- AWAY: Dance @ Competition in Lake Mary
Saturday, February 12th
- 7am - ACT Testing
- NJROTC FT - Clay HS Brain Brawl
- HOME: 1pm Boys JV and Varsity Lacrosse Green/Gold game
- AWAY: Competition Cheer @ Disney for Nationals
- AWAY: Dance @ Competition in Lake Mary
Sunday, February 13th
- AWAY: Competition Cheer @ Disney for Nationals
Planning ahead:
Mon, Feb 21st - Holiday - No school!
Wed, Feb 23rd - Green Day w/o 7th period to make-up for missing Green day on Mon the 21st
Tue, Mar 1st - ACT administered to ALL juniors. Digital learning day for all other students.
Wed, Mar 2nd - Gold Day w/o 7th period to make-up for missing Gold day on Tue the 1st.
Wed, Mar 9th - Green Day w/o 7th period to make-up for missing Green day on Fri the 11th
Thu, Mar 10th - Last day of 3rd quarter
Fri, Mar 11th - Planning Day - No school for students!
March 14th - 18th - SPRING BREAK!!
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Rheinhardt Harrison, Nease senior, wins Gatorade Player of the Year in boys cross country
The trophies keep on coming for Rheinhardt Harrison. The Nease senior received one more accolade on Monday, repeating as the Gatorade Player of the Year for boys cross country in Florida. He's the first back-to-back Gatorade Player of the Year winner in the sport for the state since Brian Atkinson of Melbourne in 2007 and 2008. Rheinhardt now enters the selection process for the National Gatorade award, scheduled for a February announcement. Harrison became Northeast Florida's first-ever three-time individual boys champion, racing to victory in the Class 4A meet at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee in a time of 15:03. During the season, he also broke Florida's 5K boys cross country record, crossing the line in 14:45 in October at the New World Fall Spectacular at Cecil Field.
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces Semifinalists for High-Achieving Four-Year College Scholarship
Lansdowne, VA – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 411 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. This highly selective scholarship provides high-achieving students with financial need up to $55,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top college or university.
Cooke College Scholarship semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 5,300 applicants. Semifinalist applications will be reviewed again to choose approximately 60 finalists to receive the scholarship. The 2022 Cooke College Scholars will be announced in April.
“This year’s semifinalists should be particularly proud of their success in the face of a challenging year,” said Executive Director Seppy Basili. “We are so happy to help more students achieve their long-term academic goals. All of the applicants will be an asset to the colleges and universities they attend in the fall.”
Students applied from all 50 states, as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and represented 378 different high schools. A list of the semifinalists can be found below.
Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Learn more about the College Scholarship Program here and sign up to be notified when the 2023 application opens in fall 2022.
FLORIDA
Ashley Adirika – Miami Beach Senior High School
Glorietta Arthoro – Ocoee High School
Juliana Bodhert – Fort Myers High School
Kylie Burkhamer – Ida S. Baker High School
Nayeric Cairo – Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High School
Javier Cunat – Christopher Columbus High School
Akilah Cunningham – School for Advanced Studies – North Campus
Giovanna Da Silva Rodrigues – Freedom High School
Andrea De Freitas – Doral Academy Charter High School
Marbella Deininger – Alexander W. Dreyfoos School Of The Arts
Dilan Desir – State College of Florida Collegiate School
Dina Fakhar – Hillsborough High School
Brian Giraud Calderon – Miami Dade College
Alexander Gonzalez – Mater Lakes Academy High School
Anum Haider – Cypress Creek High School
Alexis Hernandez – School for Advanced Studies Homestead
Kaili Huang – Pine View School
Tristan Ide – Champion Preparatory Academy
Osamuyimen Izevbigie – Medical Academy for Science and Technology at Homestead
Rose Dania Jean – Miami Jackson Senior High School
Noah Jenkins – Saint Cloud High School
Rohan Joshi – Coral Reef Senior High School
Steven Maradiaga – Ipreparatory Academy
Sarah McGinley – Forest High School
Nora Menon – Allen D. Nease High School
Asher Montgomery – Hillsborough High School
Florence Onyiuke – Seminole High School
Carl Pierre – Evans High School
Eduardo Pinto – Sheridan Technical High School
John Ponce – Atlantic Community High School
Emily Rodriguez – Duval Charter High School At Baymeadows
Citlali Salas – Mater Lakes Academy High School
Rhianna Smith – Coral Reef Senior High School
Camron Stewart – Nova High School
Alexander Stone – Palm Beach State College
Natalie Torres – Weeki Wachee High School
Nicole Torres – Miami Dade College
Coby Yang – Valencia College
Kevin Yang-Li – University of Florida
For a complete listing of all the semifinalists read the press release. |
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Marathon High – 2021 Donna Marathon Weekend
This Sunday, February 6th, Nease Marathon High runners will participate in the Donna Half Marathon race at the Seawalk Pavillion in Jacksonville Beach. The team will run with 17 other teams from across our region. This season has been challenging, but we have made it together to the end. We are very proud of our 15 student athletes that have completed training and will meet our final goal of 13.1 miles on Sunday. Congratulations to Justin Beladi, Lorelei Belanger, Lexi Bernstein, Grace Christoforo, Janie Enos, Katherine Hixson, Preethishree Karthikeyan, Sofia Pantano, Sydney Rodriguez-Jaume, Alina Rossi, James Russo, Joshua Samet, and Kamryn Schultz.
This year’s team is coached by: Jennifer Fagan, Christina Milton, Shelby Cunnigham, Jeremy Wenzel, and Jacob Yurkovich
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Follow Nease Athletics on Instagram #NeaseAthletics and Twitter @NeaseAthletics
Visit www.neaseathletics.com to register for 2021-22 sports at Nease. Registration information can be found via the “Athletic Clearance” link at the top right-hand corner of the page. Please follow all instructions carefully to ensure a smooth clearance process.
Help Support Nease Athletics!
You can help support Nease Athletics by becoming a member of our Booster Club! Everyone is welcome to join. There are four membership levels. All funds will directly support Nease High School athletic programs. All athletes and coaches will benefit from the funding. Show your panther pride and sign up online.
Link Below for Apparel purchases:
NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
*** The 2021-2022 edition of the Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete is now available. The guide is designed to assist with understanding the NCAA, NCAA Eligibility Center registration and academic requirements, and how you can help your student-athletes work toward their collegiate dreams. Here’s the link – feel free to share with others!
Looking ahead:
Please download the GoFan app to your phone to purchase tickets.
Youth Boys Lacrosse
REC Spring Season
No experience necessary!
Boys Volleyball Tryouts
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February 7th @ 4:30pm – check in at 4:15pm in the gym
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February 9th @ 3pm in the Gym
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Tryouts both days for all grades – 9th-12th
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Athletic clearance must be finalized in the system by Feb 7th in order to try out for the team.
Boys Weightlifting:
- All prospective Boys Weightlifters should stop by Coach Jump’s room in P53.
- Whether you are experienced or brand new to weightlifting, we would love to have you learn about the sports. Unlike other game-based sports, weightlifting is a life skill and can be taken with you throughout life. This is why many of our athletes enjoy being on the team. Our team fee is $175 which covers gear, travel, and tournament fees. All members new or returning will have a shot to earn a Varsity letter as the strongest two athletes in each weight class compete in the FHSAA events at the end the season.
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SPACE IS LIMITED FOR SAT BOOT CAMPS! REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Advanced SAT Math Boot Camp-Saturday, 2/26 and Sunday, 3/6 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm.
Help Wanted! We are looking for volunteers during EXCEL time in 2022! EXCEL takes place on Wednesdays from 11:00 am-12:30 pm. Sign up for one session or as many as you would like. We would love the help! Volunteers will get training prior to their first shift and will get a valuable peak into campus life at Nease! Click here to sign up for EXCEL As a reminder, all visitors on campus including PTSO meeting attendees, must be approved volunteers. To become an approved visitor, please visit https://stjohns.keepntrack.com/apply/. Visitors are required to check in at the front office and present identification.
New Spirit Wear is Online Now! The online Spirit Store has NEW items including joggers, a cropped hoodie and racerback tanks! We still have plenty of short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hoodies, flannel pajama pants and even hats! A portion of all profits is given back to the Nease PTSO. Click here for your Panther Swag!
Stay in the Know! Follow NHS PTSO on social media to stay up to date on all of the latest PTSO news and events! Find us on Facebook at Nease High School PTSO, on Instagram at @nease_ptso and on Twitter at @NeasePtso.
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If A Student Wants To Leave An Academy for 2022-23
If an Academy student checked “No” on the Intent to Return roster in December, to indicate that he/she does not want to continue in the Academy next year, a Program of Choice Drop Form will be sent home for the student and a parent to sign. This form needs to be returned to confirm that the student would like to be removed from the Academy for the 2022-23 school year. If a student decides that they want to leave the Academy, but checked “yes” on the Intent to Return, they can email Mrs. Combs at [email protected] to request a drop form.
If An Academy Student Is Zoned for Beachside HS for 2022-23
Students who will be zoned for Beachside High School in 2022-23 but are returning Nease Academy students can remain at Nease. These students will then be designated as out-of-zone Academy students. The St. Johns County School District does not guarantee transportation to students attending an out-of-zone school. Because transportation is not guaranteed to out-of-zone students in our district, families need to discuss whether they can provide transportation to students who are zoned for Beachside High School, if the district doesn’t provide bussing. As long as the student can provide transportation, keeps an Academy course on his/her schedule every year, and remains within Academy grade and behavioral guidelines, he/she can attend an out-of-zone school.
If A 9th Grader Wants To Apply To Join a Career Academy/Program of Choice for 2022-23
Students who are current 9th graders are eligible to apply to a Career Academy or Program of Choice for the 2022-23 school year. Each High School offers different Academy Programs, and students are eligible to apply to any programs. To learn more about all the Career Academies and Programs of Choice in St. Johns County, view their website: https://cte.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ You can learn more about all of Nease’s Academies/Programs of Choice here: https://express.adobe.com/page/nNflETSeehtGQ/
If you have any questions about the Communications Academy, Stellar Academy of Engineering, or Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, reach out to Academy Coordinator Jaime Combs, at [email protected]
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IB Seniors
Midyear reports will soon be needed from certain requesting institutions. Please make sure you complete the log sheet and submit 2$ for each midyear report you need to be sent. There is at least a 2-week (14 working days) turnaround for the processing of the envelope. Please allow for this prior to submission.
Mrs. Kennedy will be registering students for the upcoming school year. The schedule for upcoming 2022-2023 registrations in English Classrooms is below:
IB Freshman- January 31st- February 4th through Pre-IB English 1 Class
IB Sophomores- February 8th – February 11th through AP Language Class
IB Juniors- February 14th - February 16th through AP Literature Class
Prospective new IB Students
The academy application window is now open. Students can apply through their HAC account. Four teacher recommendations are needed from current Math, Science, History and Science teachers. Recommendation forms can be found here: https://www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ib/, under “Applying to IB.” Any further information regarding the IB program will be explained at the Nease IB Parent/Student/Alumni panel via zoom on February 8th.
Thank you to all who have joined the IB Booster club! If you haven’t joined, there is still time. You can go to our website, www.neaseibboosters.org. For our senior families, your membership comes with a senior stole that your student will wear at graduation this May.
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For any questions related to testing please email our testing coordinator, Ms. Cynthia Messenger ([email protected])
ACT Non-College Reportable Exam – 12th Grade ONLY
This test is for 12th grade students who have not met the FSA Grade 10 ELA and/or the Algebra 1 EOC graduation requirement. The ACT will be offered at Nease on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 to 12th Graders ONLY. The cost of the ACT exam is $35.00. Payment can be made via this link in School Pay. Payment is due by Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
NHS ASVAB Test – Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) will be administered on Thursday, March 3rd in the PAC at 9:20 AM. There is no charge to take this test.
You must register to take the ASVAB Test through SignUpGenius, as there will be no other area to sign-up. Deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, November 3rd.
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Carolyn Milian – School Librarian Media Specialist
Lorna Patterson – Media Clerk
Media Center phone number – 904-547-8367
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STUDENTS! WOULD YOU LIKE TO EARN 2 SERVICE HOURS TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS BRIGHT FUTURES?
We are inviting ALL students on campus to help make Valentine's cards for the senior citizens of Starling in Nocatee or the Clyde E. Lassen Veteran's Nursing Home on SR 16. If you make cards, you can earn up to 2 service hours and they are eligible for Bright Futures if you complete a "Reflection Form". I have set up a card making station behind my desk with LOTS of supplies to make beautiful and thoughtful cards.
ALL CARDS MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, FEB. 11TH.
HERE are all the details. Please make note of how the cards should be submitted.
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FEBRUARY READING BINGO!
Students!! Want a chance to win $25 cash? All students are invited to participate in our February Reading Bingo challenge! ALL students who participate will be entered into a chance opportunity for one person to win some cold, hard, cash for reading!! Here’s the Bingo board. Check the media center website for full details and prizes that you can win! ALL Bingo Boards and logs are due to the media center by Monday, Feb. 28th. See Mrs. Milian in the media center for a copy of the board and reading log.
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PARENT/ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! PLEASE HELP US!
WE STILL NEED HELP and we would LOVE to have some of our parents help us out at our circulation desk in the mornings before first period during our busiest time of the day. If you are willing and able to help us out, please click on the link below and sign up to become a part of our “library” family. Please remember that you MUST be a district approved volunteer. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected] . Thank you so much! You’re going to LOVE our space and all our incredible students!
COFFEE STATION DONATIONS!
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all our families that have donated so many supplies to keep our student coffee station running! The students absolutely love this little FREE perk we offer in our media center. We could still use some of the following items if you are willing and able to help donate so we can keep this going for our students.
· Hot chocolate (kpods or packets)
· Coffee k-cups
· Tea bags (for our tea drinkers 😊 )
· Creamer (individual packs or powdered. No refrigerated creamers please)
· 10 oz. coffee cups
Thank you so much for anything you can help out with so we can continue this little “perk” for our students.
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
With the increase in COVID-19 numbers and need to make sure we are timely with our communication, we are asking parents to use an online form to report a positive student and we will adjust how we communicate with you regarding a positive COVID-19 case on campus.
When we receive information regarding a positive student, we will communicate to all parents in the classroom that there has been a positive case in your child’s class. In the past, we have only communicated to close contacts. By making this adjustment, we can notify parents faster and more efficiently.
We continue to ask you to monitor your child for symptoms and keep them home if they are not well. We want students to be in school learning and we also want children healthy and safe. We are in this together and will continue to work together to navigate this new normal.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please call 904-547-8230 for further clarification.
Sincerely,
SJCSD Administration
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Mr. Kyle Dresback
Associate Superintendent for Student Support Services
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Elks Scholarship Application
Educational Trust Fund
(Must be received by March 1, 2022)
The Elks of St Augustine will be awarding ten $1,000. scholarships this year.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicant must attend or have attended a high school within St. Johns County.
2. Applicant is a resident of St. Johns County.
3. One parent of the applicant must be a St. Johns County resident.
Note: Residency requirements are waived for students attending FSDB
FCTC has community enrichment programs available. Check them out!
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